This scenario requires two distinct tasks related to Azure Container Registry (ACR): creating the registry itself and uploading a container image into it. Microsoft Azure Administrator documentation clearly separates these responsibilities between Azure CLI and Docker CLI.

To provision a new Azure Container Registry, Microsoft documentation states that administrators must use the Azure CLI az acr create command. This command creates a private, managed Docker registry in Azure that can store and manage container images. The az acr create command defines the registry name, resource group, and pricing tier (Basic, Standard, or Premium). It is the only supported CLI command used to create an ACR resource. Commands such as az acr build, az container create, or docker create do not create a registry and therefore do not meet the requirement.

Once the registry exists, the container image must be uploaded to it. According to the Microsoft Azure Container Registry documentation, images are uploaded using standard Docker commands. After authenticating to the registry and tagging the image with the registry’s login server name, the image is transferred using the docker push command. Microsoft explicitly states that Azure CLI does not upload local images directly to ACR; instead, Docker is responsible for pushing images.

The documented workflow is:

Create the registry using az acr create.

Authenticate Docker to the registry.

Tag the image with the registry address.

Upload the image using docker push.

Therefore, the only commands that correctly satisfy the requirements are:

az acr create to provision the registry

docker push to add image1 to the registry

Final Verified Answer:

Provision a new container registry: az acr create

Add image1 to the registry: docker push